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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs Slate date: 2026-05-22 Generated: 2026-08-07 01:31:36 AM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.8K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 2:20 PM ET - Venue: Wrigley Field (day game) - Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3 - Status: Final — Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 2 (at generation time) - Away: Houston Astros [HOU] — record 21-31 (.404) Probable starter: Spencer Arrighetti — 7-5, 4.60 ERA, 88.0 IP, 87 K / 50 BB, 1.34 WHIP (17 GS) - Home: Chicago Cubs [CHC] — record 29-22 (.569) Probable starter: Jameson Taillon — 2-6, 5.96 ERA, 80.0 IP, 72 K / 29 BB, 1.39 WHIP (16 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Houston Astros [HOU] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 12 (4.0/gm), allowed 10 (3.3/gm), combined 22 (7.3/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — L 4-5 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 | HOU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (10 inn) R/H/E: TOR 5/5/0 — HOU 4/10/1 Decisions: W: Louis Varland | L: Bennett Sousa | SV: Chase Lee Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 1:10 PM. | T: 2:55. | Att: 27,751. TOR batting: 5 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 1-5, 3 K | avg .266 Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .229 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .270 George Springer (DH): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .238 Brandon Valenzuela (C): 0-3, 3 K | avg .235 Alejandro Kirk (C): 0-1 | avg .235 Josh Smith (3B): 0-2 | avg .209 Luis Urías (2B): 0-2, 1 R, 1 K | avg .240 Ernie Clement (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .285 Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .229 Myles Straw (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .231 TOR pitching: Jameson Taillon: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 80 pitches | season ERA 5.96 Spencer Miles: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 40 pitches | season ERA 3.04 Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.14 Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 1.59 Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 1.09 Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches | season ERA 6.23 HOU batting: 4 R, 10 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .311 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .329 Jose Altuve (2B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .244 Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .242 Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .232 Christian Walker (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .240 LaMonte Wade Jr. (LF): 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .229 Yainer Diaz (C): 0-4 | avg .260 Nick Allen (3B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .260 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-1 | avg .249 HOU pitching: Hunter Brown: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 3.53 Steven Okert: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 2.24 Bryan Abreu: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.43 Josh Hader: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 1.13 Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.48 ### 2026-08-04 — W 7-2 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 x R/H/E: TOR 2/5/1 — HOU 7/9/1 Decisions: W: Hayden Wesneski | L: Chad Dallas Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:26. | Att: 30,450. TOR batting: 2 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4 | avg .267 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .259 Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 0-4, 3 K | avg .229 George Springer (DH): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .240 Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4 | avg .237 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2 | avg .269 Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .145 Josh Smith (PH): 0-1 | avg .212 Ernie Clement (2B): 0-3 | avg .286 Andrés Giménez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K | avg .231 Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI | avg .231 TOR pitching: Trey Yesavage: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Chad Dallas: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 74 pitches | season ERA 8.22 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.93 Brendon Little: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 11.77 Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.23 HOU batting: 7 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .317 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .329 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .249 Daulton Varsho (CF): 0-2, 2 BB | avg .242 Christian Walker (1B): 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .237 Jose Altuve (2B): 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI | avg .241 Taylor Trammell (LF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB | avg .238 Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 RBI | avg .265 Cam Smith (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .217 HOU pitching: Hayden Wesneski: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 78 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 2.89 Enyel De Los Santos: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 4.22 ### 2026-08-03 — L 1-3 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 R/H/E: TOR 3/7/0 — HOU 1/10/1 Decisions: W: Shane Bieber | L: Cristian Javier | SV: Tyler Rogers Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:28. | Att: 22,789. TOR batting: 3 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 SB, 9 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4 | avg .271 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .261 Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .231 George Springer (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .239 Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .237 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .271 Ernie Clement (2B): 0-2, 1 RBI | avg .288 Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3 | avg .230 Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 2B, 1 SB | avg .223 TOR pitching: Shane Bieber: 5.2 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 87 pitches | season ERA 5.11 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 4.00 Brendon Little: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 12.00 Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 1.62 HOU batting: 1 R, 10 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 21 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .320 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .330 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .252 Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .243 Christian Walker (1B): 1-5, 1 K | avg .237 Jose Altuve (2B): 2-4 | avg .236 Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .236 Zach Dezenzo (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .213 Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .261 Cam Smith (RF): 2-4, 1 K | avg .216 HOU pitching: Cristian Javier: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 85 pitches | season ERA 6.59 Tatsuya Imai: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 34 pitches | season ERA 5.55 ## RECENT FORM — Chicago Cubs [CHC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 3-0 in last 3 | scored 15 (5.0/gm), allowed 9 (3.0/gm), combined 24 (8.0/gm) ### 2026-08-06 — W 3-2 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 (11 inn) R/H/E: TOR 2/11/1 — CHC 3/5/0 Decisions: W: Trent Thornton | L: Brendon Little Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 5 mph, Out To LF. | First pitch: 1:20 PM. | T: 3:21. | Att: 39,476. TOR batting: 2 R, 11 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 7 K, 2 SB, 29 LOB Myles Straw (CF): 0-5, 2 K | avg .225 Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .229 Alejandro Kirk (C): 4-5, 1 RBI | avg .255 George Springer (DH): 0-5 | avg .234 Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-5, 1 K | avg .261 Ernie Clement (2B): 2-5 | avg .287 Luis Urías (2B): 1-2, 1 2B | avg .250 Josh Smith (3B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .204 Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 2 BB | avg .144 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2 | avg .268 Andrés Giménez (SS): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 SB | avg .235 TOR pitching: Dylan Cease: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 104 pitches | season ERA 2.28 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 1.38 Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 5.06 Brendon Little: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 11.48 CHC batting: 3 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 12 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 2-5, 2 R, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .289 Seiya Suzuki (DH): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .270 Michael Busch (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .241 Alex Bregman (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .248 Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .211 Nico Hoerner (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .260 Michael Conforto (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .227 Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-4, 2 K | avg .217 Miguel Amaya (C): 1-1, 1 BB | avg .238 Pedro Ramírez (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .292 Carson Kelly (C): 0-1 | avg .265 CHC pitching: David Peterson: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 89 pitches | season ERA 5.35 Ryan Rolison: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.35 Aaron Civale: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 45 pitches | season ERA 5.14 Caleb Thielbar: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.84 Trent Thornton: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.78 ### 2026-08-05 — W 7-6 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Innings: LAD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 | CHC 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 x R/H/E: LAD 6/14/1 — CHC 7/15/0 Decisions: W: Shota Imanaga | L: Eric Lauer | SV: Jacob Webb Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 9 mph, Out To CF. | First pitch: 1:20 PM. | T: 3:04. | Att: 38,691. LAD batting: 6 R, 14 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 0 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 19 LOB Shohei Ohtani (DH): 3-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .297 Andy Pages (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .268 Alex Call (CF): 0-0, 1 HBP | avg .246 Freddie Freeman (1B): 1-3 | avg .310 Enrique Hernández (1B): 0-2, 1 K | avg .278 Tommy Edman (CF): 1-5, 2 K | avg .289 Kyle Tucker (RF): 1-5, 1 R | avg .243 Mookie Betts (SS): 4-5, 1 R | avg .233 Max Muncy (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .253 Miguel Rojas (2B): 2-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .283 Hunter Feduccia (C): 0-3 | avg .229 Teoscar Hernández (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .255 LAD pitching: Eric Lauer: 4.0 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 95 pitches | season ERA 4.89 Edgardo Henriquez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.20 Kyle Hurt: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 4.66 Jonathan Hernández: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 4 pitches | season ERA 7.08 Evan Phillips: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 4.82 Jack Dreyer: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3 pitches | season ERA 2.93 CHC batting: 7 R, 15 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 0 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 18 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (DH): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K | avg .288 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .273 Alex Bregman (3B): 1-5, 1 RBI | avg .245 Carson Kelly (C): 3-5 | avg .266 Michael Busch (1B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .243 Nico Hoerner (2B): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .262 Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .213 Dansby Swanson (SS): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .220 Tyrone Taylor (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HBP | avg .238 CHC pitching: Shota Imanaga: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 89 pitches | season ERA 3.60 Tyler Ferguson: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 29 pitches | season ERA 5.29 Caleb Thielbar: 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 4.98 Ryan Zeferjahn: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.71 Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 2.49 ### 2026-08-04 — W 5-1 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Innings: LAD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 x R/H/E: LAD 1/4/0 — CHC 5/9/0 Decisions: W: Ryan Rolison | L: Tarik Skubal Conditions: Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 8 mph, Out To CF. | First pitch: 7:05 PM. | T: 2:32. | Att: 40,584. LAD batting: 1 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB Shohei Ohtani (DH): 1-4 | avg .293 Andy Pages (CF): 0-4 | avg .268 Freddie Freeman (1B): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .310 Max Muncy (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .253 Mookie Betts (SS): 0-3 | avg .223 Kyle Tucker (RF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .243 Teoscar Hernández (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .256 Tommy Edman (2B): 0-3 | avg .293 Ben Rortvedt (C): 0-2 | avg .000 Alex Call (PH): 0-1 | avg .246 LAD pitching: Tarik Skubal: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 85 pitches | season ERA 2.81 Alex Vesia: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.03 Evan Phillips: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 5.19 Edwin Díaz: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 9.35 Jack Dreyer: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 pitches | season ERA 2.96 CHC batting: 5 R, 9 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 8 K, 2 SB, 13 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 2 SB | avg .284 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 1-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB | avg .274 Alex Bregman (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .246 Michael Busch (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .241 Nico Hoerner (2B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .258 Tyrone Taylor (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .236 Ian Happ (LF): 0-0, 1 BB | avg .215 Dansby Swanson (SS): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .219 Pedro Ramírez (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .295 Miguel Amaya (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .233 CHC pitching: Javier Assad: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 3.58 Ryan Rolison: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.40 Tyler Ferguson: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 pitches | season ERA 6.00 Ryan Zeferjahn: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.54 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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